Serviced Office vs Home Office

Jun 1, 2017

If you’re considering taking the plunge and moving away from working from home, hopefully this blog will help with your decision. By setting out some of the advantages and disadvantages presented by both solutions you can assess whether this is the next step for you.

Productivity

Serviced Office

Working from Home

Advantages

Advantages

Own office space, in a professional environment

Separates work from home

On hand administration support as and when needed

High speed dedicated business lease line

Fully manned reception able to take receipt of business related mail between 9-5:30pm

No concerns about traffic issues

Always on time to start the working day

Disadvantages

Disadvantages

Inability to continue working in the event of unexpected home duties i.e. poorly children.

Distractions at home – Children, pets, TV phone calls not about work

Temptation to procrastinate and allow work to encroach on evenings and ‘family time’

Own home environment – everything is yours and you know where you keep it

Disadvantages

Disadvantages

Commuting to work

Working from home can become very lonely

Miss out on networking opportunities

Potential security concerns – customers know your home address

Conclusion

Clearly there are advantages and disadvantages to both options. However, our experience tells us that productivity and job satisfaction increase when you redefine the barriers and have a designated working day – work wins and home wins.

If cost is stopping you from taking that jump from your cosy spare room, to a professional work office space then why not try having a virtual office first. All the advantages of an office – call handling service, use of business address on stationery etc. access to meeting rooms with meet and greet service for less than the price of a coffee a day.

There are so many different options available with a Serviced Office solution – call handling, business address, day office, hot desking, fully serviced offices you name it.